Market Summary

IndexLast Change (%)
NYSE Composite 7,184.96 56.28 (0.78 %)
Nasdaq Banks 1,651.10 8.15 (0.49 %)
Nasdaq Composite 2,269.15 22.13 (0.97 %)
Nasdaq Computers 1,168.26 11.84 (1.0 %)
S&P 400 MidCap 726.67 9.5 (1.29 %)
S&P 500 Index 1,115.10 11.32 (1.0 %)

Market Updates

Bourses to start at 9 am from today

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India’s leading stock exchanges — the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange — will kick off trading at 9 am from Monday. Trading time was extended by the ... more on wn.com

Taxpayers face big bill as banks spurn fund to help small business

7 hours, 30 minutes ago

The Government is struggling to raise £1 billion from banks to finance its much-delayed National Investment Corporation (NIC), a fund to help small businesses, and may have to contribute a ... more on wn.com

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Currencies

JPY USD CAD EUR
1 JPY = 1.00 0.01 0.01 0.01
1 USD = 93.00 1.00 1.05 0.69
1 CAD = 88.47 0.95 1.00 0.66
1 EUR = 133.82 1.44 1.51 1.00

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Foreign Markets


IndexLastChange (%)
ATX ( ATX ) 2,495.56 -7.29 (0.29%)
BFX ( BEL-20 ) 2,470.55 -38.93 (1.55%)
FCHI ( CAC 40 ) 3,936.33 +0.83 (0.02%)
GDAXI ( DAX ) 5,957.43 -54.12 (0.90%)
AEX ( AEX General ) 312.88 -2.55 (0.81%)
OSEAX ( OSE All Share ) 420.09 -3.63 (0.86%)
MIBTEL ( MIBTel ) 0 -0.00 (0.00%)
IXX ( ISE National-100 ) 0 -0.00 (0.00%)
SMSI ( Madrid General ) 1,241.72 -9.89 (0.79%)
OMXSPI ( Stockholm General ) 299.50 -3.13 (1.03%)
SSMI ( Swiss Market ) 6,545.91 -62.61 (0.95%)
FTSE ( FTSE 100 ) 5,412.88 +15.02 (0.28%)
IndexLastChange (%)
CCSI ( CMA ) 0 -0.00 (0.00%)
TA100 ( TA-100 ) 1,080.20 +15.22 (1.43%)
IndexLastChange (%)
AORD ( All Ordinaries ) 4,889.800 +7.10 (0.15%)
SSEC ( Shanghai Composite ) 3,277.139 +14.54 (0.45%)
HSI ( Hang Seng ) 21,809.36 -63.14 (0.29%)
BSESN ( BSE 30 ) 17,522.64 +57.83 (0.33%)
JKSE ( Jakarta Composite ) 2,556.3989 +22.04 (0.87%)
KLSE ( KLSE Composite ) 1,274.87 +2.09 (0.16%)
N225 ( Nikkei 225 ) 10,655.76 +109.32 (1.04%)
NZ50 ( NZSE 50 ) 3,230.145 +9.23 (0.29%)
STI ( Straits Times ) 2,892.44 -5.18 (0.18%)
KS11 ( Seoul Composite ) 1,693.75 +10.98 (0.65%)
TWII ( Taiwan Weighted ) 8,207.85 +19.74 (0.24%)

Commodities


CommodityPriceChange (%)
Crude Oil Feb 10 80.07 + 0.89
Heating Oil Feb 10 2.1396 + 1.13
Natural Gas Feb 10 5.766 + 3.48
Propane Gas Oct 09 0.9869 + 0.32
RBOB Gasoline Feb 10 2.078 + 1.32
CommodityPriceChange (%)
Cocoa Mar 10 3,289.00 - 0.00
Coffee Mar 10 0 - 0.00
Cotton Mar 10 0 - 0.00
Lumber Jan 10 205.00 + 0.74
Orange Juice Jan 10 0 - 0.00
Sugar #11 Feb 10 26.95 - 0.00
CommodityPriceChange (%)
Corn Mar 10 414.50 - 0.00
Oats Mar 10 277.00 - 0.00
Rough Rice Jan 10 14.565 - 0.00
Soybean Meal Jan 10 313.90 - 0.00
Soybean Oil Jan 10 40.35 - 0.00
Soybeans Jan 10 1,039.75 - 0.00
CommodityPriceChange (%)
Aluminum Oct 09 0.7325 - 1.01
Copper Jan 10 3.3275 - 0.00
Gold 100 oz. Feb 10 932.20 - 0.00
Gold Jan 10 1,095.20 - 0.00
Palladium Jan 10 407.25 + 3.23
Platinum Jan 10 1,477.199951 + 1.18
Silver 5000 oz. Jan 10 13.318 - 0.00
Silver Jan 10 16.822 - 0.00
CommodityPriceChange (%)
Feeder Cattle Jan 10 95.85 + 0.76
Frozen Pork Bellies Feb 10 88.00 + 1.97
Lean Hogs Feb 10 65.675003 - 0.00
Live Cattle Feb 10 86.175 + 1.32

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Top News

jan 03
Tokyo Stock Exchange to pick up speed with new trading system in 2010

(AP) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high-speed trading system Monday, scrapping an antiquated, glitch-prone platform for ...

jan 03
Tokyo bourse to launch high-speed trading system

TOMOKO A. HOSAKA The Associated Press TOKYO - The Tokyo Stock Exchange will launch a new high-speed trading system Monday, ...

A man walks in front of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Japanese stocks rebounded Friday from a historic fall the previous session as positive sentiment regained some momentum following strong overnight gains on Wall Street.
jan 03
Experts bullish on 2010 stock market; see Sensex at 21K

MUMBAI: A significant pick up expected in the corporate earnings and the strong fundamentals of economy undeterred by financial meltdown ...

jan 03
On The Trail Of The Online Shopper

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Mills warn of increase in flour price

Sunday, January 03, 2010 By Our Correspondent LAHORE Pakistan Flour Mills Association has threatened to increase price of 20kg flour ...

jan 02
Gaza Hamas Rulers Approve $540 Million Budget

Filed at 1:22 p.m. ET GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza's Hamas parliament approved a government budget of $540 ...

European aid convoy on its way after crossing into Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Nov. 15. 2009. About 50 British volunteers and 100 vehicles carrying food, clothing and medicine passed through Egypt's Rafah border crossing, a Hamas border official said. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN)
jan 02
Asian stock markets led rally in 2009

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